Scientific Name

Synonyms

Family

Gramineae (South Australia)Poaceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)

Common Names

Texas needlegrass, Texas needle grass, Texas wintergrass

Origin

Native to southern USA and Mexico.

Naturalised Distribution

This species is not yet widely naturalised in Australia and is mostly found in the southern parts of Victoria (particularly near Melbourne). It has also been recorded in south-eastern South Australia.

Notes

Texas needlegrass (Nassella leucotricha) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in three Natural Resource Management regions.

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